Nature Guide Position on the Fynbos Trail
The Fynbos Trail is expanding its operations and looking to employ a full-time nature guide.
Option 1 - Full slackpacking
Be introduced to this paradise by an expert field guide who will chaperone you along the trail for three highly educational days. You will overnight at the fully equipped Fynbos Retreat and Witkrans, with delicious dinners, lunches and breakfasts prepared for you using locally sourced produce. Enjoy a tasting of locally produced Lomond wines while at Witkrans on your second night. A memorable moment is created at the Stinkhoutsbos Forest where you will plant your very own GPS-marked indigenous tree. Your final lunch will be enjoyed at the superb five star Garden Lodge, at the internationally acclaimed Grootbos Nature Reserve. While some drinks are included, such as fruit juice with dinner, you are also welcome to bring along your own selection, which will be transported to your overnight accommodation and chilled, ready for your arrival. On completion of the trail, you will receive a fynbos gift to remind you of your adventure. All luggage transfers to and from the car are included.
Option 2 - Self-guided slackpacking
You will overnight at the fully equipped Fynbos Retreat and Witkrans with dinners, lunches and breakfasts prepared for you, using locally sourced produce. Your final lunch will be enjoyed at the superb five-star Garden Lodge, at the internationally acclaimed Grootbos Nature Reserve. Drinks are excluded, but you are welcome to bring along your own selection, which will be transported to your overnight accommodation and chilled, ready for your arrival. All luggage transfers are included.
Option 3 - Self-guided and self-catered
This option includes overnight accommodation at the fully equipped Fynbos Retreat and Witkrans, a complementary route map and narrative. Please note that this is a circular route that takes hikers all the way back to the start at Steynsbos, making the final day a 10km route in total.
To learn more about the packages, contact The Fynbos Trail today.
The Fynbos Trail runs through the breathtakingly beautiful Cape Floral Kingdom, which is a World Heritage Site, just waiting to be explored by you. The trail weaves its way through magical forests as well as through blankets of more than 800 species of coastal and mountain Fynbos in the greater Gans...
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The weekend of 12-14 November 2021 is now available due to a last-minute cancellation.
The Fynbos Trail has been recognized as a 2020 Travelers’ Choice award-winner.
Christmas holidays are around the corner. The Fynbos Trail closes during this time but then our four beautiful cottages are available for rental.
Total hiking distance for the standard trail is 25 km.
The Cape Floral Kingdom is full of wonders. Late summer to Autumn (February to May) reveals some beautiful specimens. Come hike with us.